Leaving the Chagres River in the rain we thought it best if we got going before they opened the damn gates again. By the looks of the current they had opened a couple of them already. When we got to the mouth of the river it was a mess with the outgoing current and the seaway coming in at it. We had about 6 foot standing waves with the silt all stirred up where we could not see the shoals. we had our incoming track on the GPS to follow out plus the waves broke noticeably on the reefs. We leave with all our water jugs full and the boat well cleaned. It was nice to have fresh water to clean with.San Andres is a Colombian island north of Panama and closer to Nicaragua than anything else. Being a Colombian island we needed to use an agent to clear us in and out. I think he was scamming us also. He charged us for a tourist card which we never received anything indicating we had received. The island is a popular Colombian tourist destination. Lots of beaches and resorts and plenty of light life though we were always back on the boat at night to avoid any passable problems. We split the rental of a gulf cart with Serene to tour the island which we were able to do in about an hour or so. There are thousands of motor bikes on this island. We only planed to visit 2 days but had to wait on the weather and spent 4. Not a bad place but there was only so much to do here.
220NM 56 hours sailed 36 hours motor sailed the remainder
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